Insights 2009:
20 Years of Creative Vision
An exhibition of works by artists who are blind or visually impaired presented by the LightHouse and the San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery's Art at City Hall program.
Read about Insights in the New York Times!
Insights Is Extended Through January 15!
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October 5 – January 15, 2009
San Francisco City Hall, Lower Level
Open Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Free
Public Reception
October 15, 2009, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Free
Free audio tours by Acoustiguide, Inc.
Insights 2009 Artists
Mari Cardenas
George A. Covington
Martha B. Cowden
Anabella Denisoff
Virginia Knepper Doyle
Rachel Dora Ann Fisher
Alison Fortney
Christy Graham
Chaz A. Griffin
Charles Grover
Susan Joy Gustafson
Bruce P. Hall
Kathy Hazard
Maarit Hedman
Passle Helminski
Bobby Hightower
Tara Arlene Innmon
Lynn Kelleher
Lacee King
Susan Kitazawa
Laura Landry
Michael LeVell
Richard Mickley
Amy L. Monthei
Kay Pratt
Nicole Rubio
Romaine Samworth
Matthew Schreiber
Juanita Slater
Tamar Solomon
Marilee Talkington
Ahmet Ustunel
Kurt Weston
Dmitry Yanushkevich
Esther Zabin
Featured Artists: Winners of the 2008 Elva Iacono Vergari Prize
Charles Curtis Blackwell
Quin Graddy
Bobbie Gray
Insights Jurors:
Joyce Gordon, Joyce Gordon Gallery, Oakland, CA
Lawrence Rinder, Director, Berkeley Art Museum
Ketra Oberlander, Founder, Art of Possibility, LLC
Insights 2009 celebrates the 20th exhibition of works by blind and visually impaired artists presented by the LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired in partnership with the San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery’s Art at City Hall program. Insights 2009 features 118 works in a variety of media by 38 artists, and offers a free audio tour. Audio tour voiceover is provided by local celebrities like Harry Denton of the Starlight Room, Mattin Noblia of Top Chef Season 6 and District 4 Supervisor Carmen Chu, Lyrics Born bass player Uriah Duffy, and Georgina Kleege - Author and Professor at UC Berkeley. (Click here for a complete list of Insights supporters and audio description volunteers).
States Supervisor Chu,
“Not only is the Insights exhibition compelling and visually stunning, the show’s commitment to accessibility encourages dialogue about what it means to make the arts accessible to people who are blind or visually impaired. I’m honored to be featured on the audio tour and also to serve on the Insights Honorary Committee.”
The LightHouse provides the free audio tour each year as part of its commitment to making the arts accessible to individuals with vision loss. In addition to descriptive audio, Braille and large print versions of all Insights materials, including the show’s catalog are available. Signage at the exhibition is overlaid in Braille, and nearly one-fourth of the works are touchable.
In addition to the juried works, Insights 2009 features solo shows from its 2008 Elva Iacono Vergari Prize winners Charles Blackwell, Quin Graddy and Bobbie Gray.
Hear Carmen Chu read descriptions of Bobbie Gray's work (mp3)
